这位摄影家为大众拍了一系列摄影照，结果有人看到第3张就发现其中「比厉阴宅还恐怖的共同点」了…

摄影家威廉 (William H. Mumler) 在1861年发现他制作出的相片中有第2个人影出现，他发现这是个冲洗过程中的漏洞，不过他知道这能带来商机，于是他开始在不同照片背景中叠加不同人影，就像不同灵魂出现在照片中一样，并声称自己有灵魂摄影术。其实他原先的工作是一位

July 9, 2016

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摄影家威廉 (William H. Mumler) 在1861年发现他制作出的相片中有第2个人影出现，他发现这是个冲洗过程中的漏洞，不过他知道这能带来商机，于是他开始在不同照片背景中叠加不同人影，就像不同灵魂出现在照片中一样，并声称自己有灵魂摄影术。

Up to that point, Mumler had little to no known attachment to paranormal activity.

其实他原先的工作是一位银饰雕刻家，在冲洗出“灵魂照片”前根本也不是专业摄影师。

And he didn't even delve into photography until after he worked as a silver engraver for a few years.

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有天当他在冲洗自己的照片时，发现照片中有了第2张脸。

As he was developing a self-portrait one day, he noticed that fateful second face in the image.

很快他就发现这是个新手才会犯得错误，不过他却对外声称后面的人影是属于他逝去的表亲，他跟他的“灵魂摄影术”跟摄影室很快就红遍波士顿。

Quickly flipping the script on what was probably a rookie mistake, he claimed that the face belong to his deceased cousin. After that, "spirits" started showing up in more and more photos.

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这样的灵魂照越来越多。

Conveniently enough, the receptionist at the studio moonlighted as a medium. With a little support on her part, Mumler's technique turned into a full-fledged phenomenon in Boston.

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在这个时期的阶段，神秘主义仍然盛行。

National acclaim soon followed. At that point in history, mysticism was on its way to being a prevailing school of thought over rationalism.

这些灵魂照片刚好出现在最对的时间。

For that reason, spirit photography could not have come about at a more appropriate time.

也因为如此，人们只凭着眼见的神秘的现象就一昧得跟随，并没有追求其他证据。

Because objective truth was not held in high regard in mystic circles, people rode the waves of this bizarre phenomenon without a shred of evidence in sight.

1869年当威廉的技术传到纽约之时，踢到了法治的大铁板。

When Mumler made his way to New York City in 1869, however, a legal wrench was thrown in the gears.

当时市长对这样的现象一点也不热衷，并偷偷派了记者伪装成顾客到威廉的摄影室。

The mayor wasn't exactly enthused about the situation, so he sent a reporter into Mumler's shop disguised as a client.

结果发现威廉洗出的照片中的灵魂根本是还在世的人。

After the photo was taken and Mumler added an additional face, he released it and claimed that the figure was the subject's late father-in-law. There was just one problem with that.

只是因为出现在背后的灵魂往往模糊不清，才被拿来鱼目混珠。

His father-in-law was very much alive at the time, which meant that Mr. Mayor received a detailed report of the photographer's fraudulent ways.

他最后在法庭判决中因为缺乏证据而被无罪释放。

That landed the artist in court, but he was eventually acquitted for lack of evidence and testimony.

这场官司当然毁了他在纽约的事业，不过他仍然在波士顿一些迷信族群中享有名气。

Although that dealt a crushing blow to his New York business, he was still revered in mystic communities in Boston.

不过过没多久理性风气渐盛，他的摄影术也就趋没落了。

But after a while, the Spiritualist movement -- the same one that accelerated Mumler's rise to fame -- folded. Needless to say, that wasn't good for business.

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虽然威廉一度在摄影业中引起骚动，不过在官司后他的生意就越来越差，他最后于1884年逝世。

William Mumler died completely destitute in 1884.

来源：Viralnova

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